The Hixson Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Signal Mountain Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hixson will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 166th, while Signal Mountain is ranked 45th).
Hixson is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to seven goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Howard Tech on Thursday. They fell victim to a tough 6-0 defeat at the hands of the Hustlin' Tigers. Hixson has struggled against Howard Tech recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Signal Mountain waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 4-1 win. Four seems to be a good number for Signal Mountain as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Hixson's loss dropped their record down to 4-6-1. As for Signal Mountain, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Hixson might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Signal Mountain when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Hixson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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